Customs officers clamp down on meat smuggling

Guangzhou customs officers in Guangdong province will expand cooperation with their counterparts in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to curtail the smuggling of frozen meat, a senior officer said on Monday.

Tan Junquan, deputy director of Guangzhou Customs' anti-smuggling bureau, said at a news conference in Guangzhou that officers have seized more than 1,800 metric tons of frozen meats and related products, valued at 43.1 million yuan ($6.44 million) after cracking 12 major cases since the beginning of the year.

Twelve suspects were detained during a special campaign launched in January, Tan said. Seized products include beef, tripe, cow stomach, chicken feet and pig feet, he added.